Karifa Yao and Noah Fuson scored for Rhode Island, who now advance to next Saturday's championship match against either Colorado Springs or Las Vegas

Rhode Island FC officially clinched its first trophy in club history on Saturday, taking down Charleston Battery 2-1 at Patriots Point Soccer Stadium in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, to win the USL Championship Eastern Conference title.

The Battery threw all numbers forward in the final minutes of the match to grab an equalizer and force extra-time, but the comeback bid fell short as Charleston were unable to record a shot in stoppage time. Rhode Island held on to win, 1-2, and claim the Eastern Conference title.

The team won their USL Conference Finals matchup by a score of 2-1 against the Charleston Battery on Saturday night.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WPRI) — Rhode Island FC are looking to punch their ticket to the USL Championship Finals. After beating No. 1 overall seed Louisville City FC, the club is headed to South Carolina to take on No. 2 seed Charleston Battery at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Eastern Conference Finals.

After a thrilling win Saturday against top-seeded Louisville City FC, Rhode Island FC travels down south to face Charleston Battery in the USL Championship Eastern Conference Finals.Rhode Island FC became the first expansion team to qualify for the conference finals since 2016.

Rhode Island FC and Charleston Battery played to a scoreless draw in April and a 1-all finish at Charleston in October.

MT. PLEASANT, S.C. — Rhode Island FC has won the USL Eastern Conference championship. The team, in its inaugural season, clinched its first trophy in club history by defeating Charleston Battery 2-1 on Saturday.